Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist9%30%42%13%5%212
Catholic25%10%52%11%2%4,619
Evangelical Protestant46%7%40%4%2%3,811
Hindu5%18%52%25%1%158
Historically Black Protestant42%6%45%4%2%1,290
Jewish12%17%54%15%3%633
Mainline Protestant24%11%55%7%2%3,901
Mormon49%5%37%6%4%267
Muslim36%8%38%13%4%178
Orthodox Christian25%16%49%10%< 1%113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")6%18%57%18%2%5,875
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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